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IMPERIAL TIMELINE

IMPERIAL TIMELINE. Expansion under Augustus. The Julio- Claudian Dynasty. Augustus Tiberius (competent but paranoid and cruel) Caligula: insane Claudius: a decent leader; the empire started expanding again Nero: grandiose and crazy, but perhaps popular with rare glimpses of competence

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IMPERIAL TIMELINE

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  1. IMPERIAL TIMELINE

  2. Expansion under Augustus

  3. The Julio-Claudian Dynasty • Augustus • Tiberius (competent but paranoid and cruel) • Caligula: insane • Claudius: a decent leader; the empire started expanding again • Nero: grandiose and crazy, but perhaps popular with rare glimpses of competence • After the suicide of Nero there is chaos • Stability returns with Vespasian’s accession

  4. The Flavians • Vespasian 69 AD – 79 AD • Titus 79 AD – 81 AD • Domitian 81 AD – 96 AD • The Flavians were competent emperors • Financial reforms bring fiscal health • Massive building program • Disasters: Vesuvius, plague, and the destruction of Jerusalem, all under the short reign of Titus.

  5. The 5 good emperors (2nd c. AD) • Nerva • Trajan • Hadrian • Antoninus Pius • Marcus Aurelius • Each adopted a competent successor. This is the high point of Imperial Rome. Under Trajan Rome reaches its greatest expansion in 117 AD.

  6. Roman Empire under Trajan

  7. The Decline and Fall • The 3rd century crisis • Diocletian divides the empire into 4 parts in order to make it governable • 4th c: Constantine temporarily reunites the empire and advances Christianity • After his death the empire splits into two. • The Western part would be overrun by 476 AD • The Eastern part would continue for another 1000 years, but changed into a Greek-speaking, Christian empire (Byzantium).

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